Links and Resources

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Resources Related to Sex Trafficking:

Ways to Take Action

Every individual can work to make a difference to eradicate modern day slavery!

Become a student (Utilize the resources below. Start with websites from IJM, Polaris Project or Shared Hope International).

Do a personal, family, or small group study utilizing “Good News about Injustice” by Gary Haugen; “Embracing and Aching Heart” by Jennifer Brooks; or DVD’s from conference “The Biblical Call: A Christian Response to Trafficking and Sexual Abuse”.

Prayer (Join a prayer gathering on Sat. 9/28/11 at the Fairmount Building for the Annual Prayer Weekend for Victims of Human Trafficking)

Hold an awareness event--Use video resources (see websites for IJM; DHS; Shared Hope International) or host a jewelry party through organizations like Women at Risk, International, selling items made from trafficking survivors. The more people learn about this human rights abuse, the more "eyes and ears" are available to help report suspected cases and prevent further abuses.

Become an advocate. (Learn through Polaris Project current law proposals and what to communicate to Congressmen.)

Be a local investigator. (Identify warning signs; Post & utilize the human trafficking hotline; Educate others. Read the U.S. Department of State paper, “How Can I Recognize Trafficking Victims?” http://www.state.gov/g/tip/id/index.htm. Or Hiding in Plain Sight-a Practical Guide to Identifying Victims of Trafficking in the U.S. www.uri.edu/artsci/wms/hughes/hiding_in_plain_sight.pdf)

Participate in Local Efforts (The VAST: The Valley Against Sex Trafficking-a local coalition; Truth For Women-raising money to open a safe home for rescued trafficking victims.)

Support a local or global organization. Find ways to give of your time and financial resources.

Reduce DEMAND. We estimate that of the 600,000-800,000 people trafficked across country borders every year, almost 70% are forced into the commercial sex industry. Half of all victims are children. Many are forced to work in brothels, illegitimate massage parlors, as "escorts," or in pornography. When people support such industries they are fueling the demand for commercial sexual services that fuel the demand for trafficking victims. Take a stand against our culture’s sex industry.

Report suspected trafficking cases. If you believe someone you know may be a trafficking victim, contact the Department of Health and Human Services' Human Trafficking Hotline at (888) 373-7888. Information on how to recognize a potential human trafficking scenario and/or victim is available in the fact sheet "How Can I Recognize Trafficking Victims" at: http://www.state.gov/g/tip/rls/fs/34563.htm.
Fact Sheet. Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons. Washington, DC. August 9, 2004.

NOT FOR SALE CAMPAIGN - http://www.notforsalecampaign.org The Campaign aims to recruit, educate, and mobilize an international grassroots social movement that effectively combats human trafficking and slavery.

US DEPARTMENT OF STATE TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT (TIP) - www.state.gov

WOMEN AT RISK INTERNATIONAL (WAR) - www.warinternational.org unites and educates women to create circles of protection and hope around women at risk; distributes items made by women rescued from sexual slavery through in-home jewelry parties.